thanks for the shots, i was hoping to see the last OT, i was unable to listen at that time. great win, again thanks. "GEAUX CAJUNS."
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thanks for the shots, i was hoping to see the last OT, i was unable to listen at that time. great win, again thanks. "GEAUX CAJUNS."
Yeah, I bet sitting at the top of Neyland with a respirator and a telescope is big fun. Too bad the Coulee drains so quickly. We could pirogue to the Swamp just like Tennessee. Maybe Gerald can add a lock system to hold the water and a Coulee extension under Cajundome Blvd to the wish list. I guess the Pirogue Krewe would still need a pond to gather in.
Ouch! How many seats are in the Heymann Center? I think my 6 year old dances for more people than that. :(Quote:
Originally posted by CajunRebel
The attendance was 4,000 and change. I feel sorry for those guys. They have a better team than that.
That is sad! I always thought their program was well supported. I guess not. The BCS people rule the football world, and will not relinquish their strangle hold, unless forced to do so. The lsu fans are learning that the system even excludes them from playing in the championship game, regardless if they run the table in the sec. If they do, brace yourself for the howling and screaming from their faithful and the wannabes.
All of this does not relieve MTSU's problem, which as a member of the Sun Belt is our problem also! Unfortunately, I do not have a solution to the problem, and I guess that makes me part of the problem.
Give Fred Stamps a plug for reciever of the week.
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We enjoyed having you in the Boro. Glad you had a safe trip back.
Wish I could have gone.Quote:
Originally posted by POLO_MT
We enjoyed having you in the Boro. Glad you had a safe trip back.
Hey POLO_MT just beat the D1aa teams and the fans will return.
We took our biggest hits in attendance when we lost 3 games to D1aa teams a couple years back. This was after averaging around 20,000 for the previous 20 years. Slowly they are returning.
Win the games you are supposed t win and the fans will follow. Of course this post isn't directed at you but only the MT fans who think the sky is falling.
<blockquote><p align=justify>LOUISIANA La. — Somehow, it was fitting that Louisiana should finish the 2003 season with a four-overtime game.
The Ragin’ Cajuns had weathered a seven-game losing streak to start the season, and every game they did win came with plenty of nervous moments.
So, with endurance already a theme, why not play all evening for victory No. 4 and a 4-8 record?
That’s what happened in last Saturday’s season finale at Middle Tennessee, when Jerry Babb rallied UL to a 57-51 triumph in the rain.
It was wild, and the end result was gratifying, but Cajun coaches were just about worn out by the time the game was finally history.
“I’m glad it’s over,” head coach Rickey Bustle said. “Now we can go recruit.
“Someone asked me after the game if it was fun. No, it wasn’t fun. But it was an incredible experience, and a game either team could have won.
“It was a very physical game. We had two seniors who had to have X-rays and went back into the game. I don’t know if they were just trying to prolong their careers, or what.”
The Cajuns needed an 84-yard drive just to reach OT after dominating much of the contest, then matched MT in a pressurized duel.
“Things happen fast,” Bustle said. “Strategies go back and forth. My postgame speech changed four times.”
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It was not Bustle’s intention to play that long. He wanted to end it in the first overtime with a two-point conversion, before settling on an extra point kick and more action.
“We were going for two,” Bustle said. “We had about 25 players on the sidelines who wanted to get in on that play, but we only need 11. Then, we got out there and had the wrong personnel, so we had to take the penalty and just kick it. We were going for the win.
“These guys don’t want to do anything the easy way. We had to grind it out, but we got it done.”
Although a 4-8 finish is a mere one-game improvement over 2002’s inaugural 3-9, Bustle noted that it was the result of the Cajuns winning four of their last five contests after that bleak beginning.
“It was an extremely important win for our program,” Bustle said. “We set that goal of winning four of our last five several weeks ago, and we did that. We got great leadership from the seniors, and that tells you they believe in what you’re doing.
“Derace James told me one Monday how hard it was, but we kept doing it. When we were 0-and-7, you look for players who are playing well. Then when we got through the smoke, you hope that translates into (having) a better team.
“Our desire got us through. They’ve given us something to take off with.”
When underclassmen take over that leadership in 2004, starting with offseason weight work resuming on Thursday, they’ll find a more forgiving schedule.
The slate includes Sun Belt Conference games against North Texas, Middle Tennessee, Idaho, Arkansas State, Troy State, New Mexico State, UL Monroe and Utah State, as well as road games at La. Tech and Kansas State and one home game to be determined.
“The (2004) schedule is very fair, and it’s competitive,” Bustle said. “It gives us a chance to compete for a championship. You don’t have to use others (like La. Tech) for conference games. Having eight conference games is exciting, tremendous for us.
“You’re actually playing like other teams are now, in the Big Ten and other places, where the best team in the conference wins.”
If the Cajuns are going to compete for Sun Belt honors, they’ll have to win away from Cajun Field, and that’s something they hadn’t done under Bustle until Saturday.
“You (media) guys have brought that road business up more than I have,” Bustle said. “I figured the law of averages would give us one sometime. But championship teams have to win on the road.”
After one, long, deep breath, Bustle and his staff are turning their attention toward harvesting new talent.
“We’ll have several recruits in this weekend,” said Bustle, who can sign 29 this year. “We need to replace good linemen, especially on the defensive side, and we need to shore up the offensive line.
“I love recruiting. I know what they can do for you. This coaching stuff is way overrated.”
Leaving the field with that 4-of-5 finish made a hard season worthwhile for Bustle and his staff.
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<blockquote><p align=justify>LOUISIANA La. — UL quarterback Jerry Babb and kicker Sean Comiskey were named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive and Special Teams Player of the Week, respectively, for their efforts last Saturday at Middle Tennessee.
Babb finished the game with a school-record 37 completions for 435 yards and accounted for 474 yards of total offense and five touchdowns.
Trailing by seven with 2:47 left to play, Babb engineered a masterful 10-play, 84-yard drive in 2:21 to tie the game. He went 8-of-9 for 84 yards on the drive.
Comiskey converted all three of his field goal attempts (25, 30, 24) and all five of his extra points. His third extra point tied the game at 34-34 with 26 seconds remaining in the game.
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Great job help him move into 3rd